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it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening because of export growth, because of peter manipulation of currencies or through other -- because of peter manipulation of currencies or to other factors, such as stimulation in china, for example, these economies were igrowing by exporting. that is a mystery of the data, in my opinion. -- a miss reread of the data coe out in my opinion. i would say that line of thinking is another danger because the trading system as we know it. we talk about protectionism and we talk about limiting the imports. there's a lot of discussion about rethinking export growth, which could also be against the trading
it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening...
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one of these is the treaty that the united states chose not to sign. they did this in 1999 under the clinton administration. the nine sides does not test their nuclear weapons. -- the united states does not test their nuclear weapons. we are unwilling to sign a treaty that others have signed, that we have declined to. we need 67 people to push this treaty with seven republicans. it will be difficult to get these people. that is the job of joe biden. another thing is to get control over -- nuclear fuel, and what is called nuclear lock down. there will be a summit with heads of state in the spring, that joe biden will preside over that will try to shape the new global regulation and also promote national legislation in the different countries to make certain that nuclear fuel does not escape, and does not become available to global terrorists or to rogue states. >> next is huntington, new york. >> thank you very much. i have two things. as far as these trials compared to military tribunals, this is a war that we have no way of ending. , don't we and up g
one of these is the treaty that the united states chose not to sign. they did this in 1999 under the clinton administration. the nine sides does not test their nuclear weapons. -- the united states does not test their nuclear weapons. we are unwilling to sign a treaty that others have signed, that we have declined to. we need 67 people to push this treaty with seven republicans. it will be difficult to get these people. that is the job of joe biden. another thing is to get control over --...
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but the united states does. we stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas. we recognize that the world information infrastructure will become what we and others make of it. this challenge may be new, but our responsibility to help ensure the free exchange of ideas goes back to the birth of our republic. the words of the first amendment to our constitution are carved in 50 tons of marble on the front of this building. every generation of americans has worked to protect the values etched in that stone. franklin roosevelt built on these ideas when he delivered his four freedoms speech in 1941. at the time, americans faced a cavalcade of crises and a crisis of confidence. the vision of a world in which all people enjoyed freedom of expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear transcended the troubles of his day. years later, one of my heroes, eleanor roosevelt, worked to have these principles adopted as the cornerstone of the universal declar
but the united states does. we stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas. we recognize that the world information infrastructure will become what we and others make of it. this challenge may be new, but our responsibility to help ensure the free exchange of ideas goes back to the birth of our republic. the words of the first amendment to our constitution are carved in 50 tons of marble on the front of this building. every generation of americans...
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america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the mainstream of america. and where the republicans stand ready to work with the gentleman and his party in trying to bring the debate and these policy solutions back towards where most americans feel we ought to be heading in >> on c-span tonight, an update on haitian relief efforts from the pentagon and members of the congressional black caucus. president obama proposes new banking regulations. and later, reaction to today's supreme court ruling on campaign finance rules. >> abigail adams had to remind john adams to remember the ladies when creating a new government. dolley m
america voted 2008 for barack obama to become president of the united states. it is this november that the people had the opportunity in the two states with the gubernatorial election and just this week the people of massachusetts had the opportunity to vote for their senate -- senator. based on the policies that have come out of this new administration and the majority in congress. it is those policies that were voted on this time, and it is those policies that i believe do not reflect the...
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but also of the united states of america. we will spare no effort in doing all we can to ensure the success this endeavor and make sure negotiations move fast towards reconciliation on the basis of the two-state solution. thank you so much. i look forward to continuing our hard work in the future. >> if i could, a question on the terror report that the president got yesterday, in that report, it singles out what is called a visa issue and points out the fact that this suspect did not have a visa was not correlated to the fact that the concerns of his father and the misspelling of the name. how serious are these issues and what do you plan to do about them? and one quick one on the middle east. have you or are you willing to to give guarantees to the arab countries and palestinians about the obama administration's negotiations and also the settlement issues. >> first, jill, as to the report, i think that the president made it very clear in his remarks both before and again yesterday that we all are looking hard at what did ha
but also of the united states of america. we will spare no effort in doing all we can to ensure the success this endeavor and make sure negotiations move fast towards reconciliation on the basis of the two-state solution. thank you so much. i look forward to continuing our hard work in the future. >> if i could, a question on the terror report that the president got yesterday, in that report, it singles out what is called a visa issue and points out the fact that this suspect did not...
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i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we process, gather and evaluate intelligence. and one thing i want to commend to you when you're further discussions with the secretary is if you do establish one of these units is talking to the people in the private sector who developed this wonderful technology and see if it might be innate for helping keep our servicemen and women safe. >> may i comment? so we say in the report that we've been having arguments about who owns what pieces of information. we've been having those discussions long enough you it's time to move on. and so, without defining what
i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we...
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it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening because of export growth, because of peter manipulation of currencies or through other -- because of peter manipulation of currencies or to other factors, such as stimulation in china, for example, these economies were igrowing by exporting. that is a mystery of the data, in my opinion. -- a miss reread of the data coe out in my opinion. i would say that line of thinking is another danger because the trading system as we know it. we talk about protectionism and we talk about limiting the imports. there's a lot of discussion about rethinking export growth, which could also be against the trading
it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening...
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state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing this nest -- this message, we can create norms and encourage respect for the cable network commons. the final freedom, one that was probably inherent in what both president and mrs. roosevelt thought about and wrote about all those years ago, is one that flows from what i've already mentioned, the freedom to connect. the idea that governments should not prevent people from connecting to the internet, to website, or to each other. the freedom to connect is like of -- is like the freedom of assembly, only in cyberspace. it allows individuals to get on line, come together, and hopefully cooperate. onc
state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing...
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., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will come to order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rabbi galstein. the chaplain: our god and god of all of all of our ancestors, we ask that the light of your presence guide the hearts and linds of the leaders of this great nation gathered here today. may the wisdom of your teachings guide them to act for justice and to lift up the stranger, the orphan and the widow. open the hearts of our leaders with your compassion. help them to lead with integrity always remembering that your wisdom resides in every heart as the deepest truth of our humanity. may our leaders always remember that your guidance is not in the heavens alone nor far beyond the seas but within each of us, in our mouths and in our hearts to carry into action in the world. may our leaders, therefore, serve as beacons
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ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of a)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ >> i don't think i know anything that has frustrated me more than to develop over a period of years adequate ticket -- adequate detection equipment. the most serious thing in my mind is the ability to detect nuclear materials. i don't think we have spent a lot of money at that. this goes back well before 9/11. but we still have not come up with it. so i think that there has to be a crash effort, if you will, in research and development in the scientific community to develop better technology here. the hijackers got on those airplanes in at 911 with four- inch blade knives. they knew you could not get on with eight-inch blades. these people are very sophisticated about our vulnerabilities. and whenever we make a change, they begin to adopt -- they begin to adapt to it. so the technology has to try to keep out in front. i personally do n
ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of a)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ >> i don't think i know anything that has frustrated me more than to develop over a period of years adequate ticket -- adequate detection equipment. the most serious thing in my mind is the ability to detect nuclear materials. i don't think we have spent a lot of money at that. this goes back well...
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neither can the united states of america. it's time we stand upped and say no to a bill -- up and say no to a bill like this. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, another member of the natural resources committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. i had the privilege of hearing the esteemed economist, art laffer, who is credited for bringing the united states out of the worse recession than we're in right now by overcoming double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment and double-digit interest rates and he did it by cutting taxes. art laffer, and, of course, we know taxes are going to jump
neither can the united states of america. it's time we stand upped and say no to a bill -- up and say no to a bill like this. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one...
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that al qaeda sought to strike american targets in yemen and the united states as well. we had information that this group was working with an individual who was known -- who we now know was the individual involved in the christmas attack. the u.s. government had sufficient information to uncover this plot and disrupt the christmas day attack. our intelligence committee failed to connect the dots which would have placed the suspect on a no-fly list. it was not a failure to collect intelligence but to understand the intelligence we already had. the information was there. the agencies who needed it had access to it. they need to bring it all together. i will accept that intelligent is imperfect by its nature. it is clear that intelligence was thoughtful and analyzed for fully leverage. that is not acceptable. i will not tolerate that. we have learned that quickly piecing together information and taking swift action is critical to staying one step ahead of a nimble adversary. we have to do better and we will do better. we have to do it quickly. american lives are on the lin
that al qaeda sought to strike american targets in yemen and the united states as well. we had information that this group was working with an individual who was known -- who we now know was the individual involved in the christmas attack. the u.s. government had sufficient information to uncover this plot and disrupt the christmas day attack. our intelligence committee failed to connect the dots which would have placed the suspect on a no-fly list. it was not a failure to collect intelligence...
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it's countries, it's institutions that have bought debt from the united states for all united states dollars or equivalents. and look at what's happened to us. you know, this is -- if you think back two years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down and heard that gigantic wave. this is the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. and it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. but now look what happens after 2009. it becomes absolutely unsustainable. see, as you go to 2019, it's already exceeded 100%. and most people don't think we can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happens to america after the second world war, and some people who don't want to do anything are going to say, we had a great big debt -- talking to the two governors -- we had a great big debt because it's dissimilar because all that debt wa
it's countries, it's institutions that have bought debt from the united states for all united states dollars or equivalents. and look at what's happened to us. you know, this is -- if you think back two years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down and heard that gigantic wave. this is the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. and it says that in 1999, here we are,...
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the united states will do its share, but the rest of the world must do its best also. other nations must not forget about haiti once the attention on the crisis has subsided and leave the u.s., as has been often the case, to bear most of the responsibility for the recovery of haiti. i would like an additional minute. mr. herger: i yield an additional minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. madam speaker, we have all been deeply moved by the outpouring of support that we have seen from communities across the united states. unsurprisingly the haitian american community has shown invaluable leadership in the aftermath of last week's tragic earthquake. now more than ever the u.s. must focus our efforts on engaging these communities to make sure that they are involved in the rebuilding of their native homeland. the haitian diaspora is a valuable resource that must be tapped to ensure that stability, freedom, success, and prosperity that the haitian people deserve finally come to true. i would like to thank chairman rangel and ranking member camp for introducing this important
the united states will do its share, but the rest of the world must do its best also. other nations must not forget about haiti once the attention on the crisis has subsided and leave the u.s., as has been often the case, to bear most of the responsibility for the recovery of haiti. i would like an additional minute. mr. herger: i yield an additional minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you. madam speaker, we have all been deeply moved by the outpouring of support that we have seen from communities...
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the united states has added 30,000. other partners have added 9000. we have uppped the tempo of the military engagement. that is all to the good. it is necessary in order to provide the conditions for stability and security. it is not sufficient to provide the political environment in which a lasting peace could be negotiated. as you heard today, we will be pursuing the military action going aggressively against the taliban. those trying to kill our soldiers and civilians and week havoc in afghanistan. at the same time, creating an opportunity for the taliban who choose to leave the battlefield, pronounced al qaeda, agree to re-enter society. our working assumption that we can make gains on both of these tracks over the next few years and that we can begin to transition security to the afghan security forces on a timetable that is conditions-a base. but which begins to have the afghan security forces assume greater responsibility problems but province beginning this year. july 2011 walmarill mark a point of transition for american troops. we expect th
the united states has added 30,000. other partners have added 9000. we have uppped the tempo of the military engagement. that is all to the good. it is necessary in order to provide the conditions for stability and security. it is not sufficient to provide the political environment in which a lasting peace could be negotiated. as you heard today, we will be pursuing the military action going aggressively against the taliban. those trying to kill our soldiers and civilians and week havoc in...
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it urges member states of the united nations to join the united states, the african union, the economic community of west african states and the european union in imposing sanctions against the ruling junta in guinea until constitutional order is restored. it supports regional efforts to resolve the conflict. it calls on noves ruling junta to uphold their pledges to organize free and fair and transparent elections to restore civilian rule in guinea. and it expresses solidarity with the people of guinea in this time of extreme uncertainty in their lives. i want to thank the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, mr. berman, for supporting this measure and enabling it to come to the floor today. i urge all my colleagues to support this noncontroversial and timely resolution. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. payne: i reserve the balance my time and -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: we have no other speakers, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker
it urges member states of the united nations to join the united states, the african union, the economic community of west african states and the european union in imposing sanctions against the ruling junta in guinea until constitutional order is restored. it supports regional efforts to resolve the conflict. it calls on noves ruling junta to uphold their pledges to organize free and fair and transparent elections to restore civilian rule in guinea. and it expresses solidarity with the people...
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states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have more attempts using this explosive and hopefully it will not be perfect but soon. so let's go for a moment to the visas. and mr. kennedy, let me ask you, were you saying in your testimony that there will be an automatic revocation of the says four subjects of a visa viper cable or a terrorist identities mark environments the tried and true? answer is yes or no. >> answer is we send that information to our partners in the fbi and other law-enforcement agencies and in the intelligence community. we have been requested on numerous occasions by those agenci
states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have...
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states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country, keep our liberty, get the budget under control, let people take care of themselves and each other. the government is not a nanny, that's the message that comes from the place where liberty began. . massachusetts of all improbable places has brought us back to that rock of liberty and i could not be happier tonight. this is all i could ask for and i'm looking forward now to the battle we have ahead to preserve the liberty we have left and restore some of that that we lost. i would be happy to yield to the gentlelady from wyoming so much time as she may consume. mrs. lumm
states -- who should be, we think, the next president of the united states. we take it seriously and we have to lot to say about it and we're grateful for that privilege and that honor. but it's only a recommendation, mr. speaker. tonight, today and tonight, the people of massachusetts not only made a recommendation, they made a decision, not just for the people of massachusetts, they made a decision for the united states of america and that decision is, no socialized medicine in this country,...
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health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and 100,000 policies to choose from if you could buy from across state lines. that would be too much liberty for an american to have. so instead, he would want to impose a single payer and said he was for single payer plan which would be a federal health insurance plan to supplant or replace all 1,300 companies and 100,000 companies with the beautiful federal government offerings that would be adequate for anybody in america and satisfy all of us if we just weren't enlightened yet seems to be the message we are hearing from the white house. we find o
health insurance companies in the united states. that would seem to be a lot of competition to me to have 1,300 health insurance companies to have the federal government create one more company, the federal government, as big as it is, then we would have 1,301 companies in the united states selling health insurance. how many policy varieties do we have? well, madam speaker, that number falls in the area of 100,000 possible policy varieties out there in the market plates. 1,300 companies and...
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>> the highest officials, including the president of the united states. the benchmarks relate to very specific -- >> can you those -- have you communicated those benchmarks to the government? >> to all the parties involved, including the government of sudan. if i might continue for a second. we have also, very specifically, outlined both the incentives we have prepared to deploy for positive behavior and positive progress, measurable, tangible, not rhetorical, but practical progress for steps along those benchmarks. as well as sanctions, punitive measures that we would be prepared to take for the status quo persisting, because the status quo is unacceptable. we will have this quarterly review, and we will take decisions in light of the facts on the ground as to how to proceed. if you look at the president's speech in oslo, he spoke about this not only in the context of human rights abuses or the cases of darfur and zimbabwe, but he spoke of engagement and pressure for which there is no magic formula, no cookie cutter model. it is the basis of our approach
>> the highest officials, including the president of the united states. the benchmarks relate to very specific -- >> can you those -- have you communicated those benchmarks to the government? >> to all the parties involved, including the government of sudan. if i might continue for a second. we have also, very specifically, outlined both the incentives we have prepared to deploy for positive behavior and positive progress, measurable, tangible, not rhetorical, but practical...
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not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing two-thirds of the credit cards in this country. four major financial institutions, two-thirds of all the credit cards. you have four major financial institutions who are writing half the mortgages in america. that's wrong. break up the large financial institutions, as we've talked about all over the world. ben bernanke has the ability to begin to do that tomorrow. i've not heard one word from him to suggest that he will do that. madam president, the american people are angry. the american people are frustrated. and what they are a
not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing...
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that's why it's important to recall that al qaeda and other extremists are at war with the united states long before the attacks of 9/11. the world trade center had been attacked eight full years before the 19 hijackers stride it on september the 11, 2001. the kobar towers killed military personnel and injured hundreds more. thousands were injured and hundreds were killed including a dozen americans in the east africa embassy bombings in nairobi and darasalom. that same year osama bin laden determined to kill americans or allies is an obligation for every muslim who is able to do so in any country. a year before 9/11, al qaeda attacked the u.s.s. cole killing 17 sailors an injurying -- and injurying dozens more. 9/11 may have been the day we realized the consequences of inaction, but the pattern of attacks leading up to that day is undeniably clear. from the first days after 9/11, our strategy has been the same to deny al qaeda and its affiliates sanctuary and to deny them a staging ground from which they could plan or launch another attack on u.s. soil. this is why we resolved shortly a
that's why it's important to recall that al qaeda and other extremists are at war with the united states long before the attacks of 9/11. the world trade center had been attacked eight full years before the 19 hijackers stride it on september the 11, 2001. the kobar towers killed military personnel and injured hundreds more. thousands were injured and hundreds were killed including a dozen americans in the east africa embassy bombings in nairobi and darasalom. that same year osama bin laden...
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we represent law enforcement throughout the united states. this is a critical issue, no matter what size your agency is. if you are a large agency like new york or if you are a one-man police department, the ability to share information and communicate that information in a timely fashion is critical to public safety. we support wholly the efforts to remove the d-block from the auction and to provide that for public safety. what we need to see is leadership, here in washington. you have heard or you will hear from the public safety people who say how important this is that we are able to communicate and not just law enforcement to law enforcement but law enforcement talking to fire services to emergency services people. everyone must be able to communicate. they must be able to talk and send data between each other and it's very important that the people in washington, our leaders and elected officials take a leadership position and provide us with the tools so we can make our communities at home safe. >> thank you, chief lane. i introduce ch
we represent law enforcement throughout the united states. this is a critical issue, no matter what size your agency is. if you are a large agency like new york or if you are a one-man police department, the ability to share information and communicate that information in a timely fashion is critical to public safety. we support wholly the efforts to remove the d-block from the auction and to provide that for public safety. what we need to see is leadership, here in washington. you have heard...
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which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in the last century. but what they have become very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of the filibuster. by geometric progression order of magnitude of the numbers of time cloture needs to be invoked or voted upon. americans are frustrated by that. the majority rules in america. it's one thing to have a considered process. it's another thing to have a broken process. and many of us believe
which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in...
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. >> will rush to help the united states after it falls apart? -- will russia helped the united states after it falls apart? >> this will also affect us. the united states is the greatest power. we have relationships. partners. the world economy is connected with invisible threads to the economy of the united states. to which someone certain problems -- to wish someone certain problems, it would be better to be in a favorable world than a world of catastrophes. from the bottom of my heart, i congratulate you on your 55th birthday and wish you success. [applause] all the people in the studio support me in my congratulations. i worked at a factory and there are just wishes. i will leave them outside the program. one more question connected with the invalids who lost their functions. i have spoken about this. i will not repeat this bridge -- i will not repeat this. no one has the right to send in the lives -- invalids to be reassessed. why aren't all labor body people working? i agree with that. tthe gap between the large incomes and the minimal inc
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it has happened in the united states. louis peppi was a correctional guard. 10 months before the 9/11 attacks, two al qaeda inmates were held there, these are the ones who bombed the embassy in east africa, killing over 200 people. a federal judge gave these two al qaeda terrorists permission to buy hot sauce in the prison. what they did is made it into mace to incapacitate with the guards. they stabbed him in the eye and smeared a cross on his chest in his own blood. he was left permanently blinded, partially paralyzed and lost most of his ability to speak. these terrorists were trying to get the keys to the cell block to take more hostages. isn't that lovely. jihaddists are at war with this nation and when captured, they should be treated like military criminals. when radicals are on a threat list, don't let them on the airplane. why is that difficult to comprehend? meanwhile, the band keeps playing while the ship of common sense is sinking in the ocean. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: mr. defazi
it has happened in the united states. louis peppi was a correctional guard. 10 months before the 9/11 attacks, two al qaeda inmates were held there, these are the ones who bombed the embassy in east africa, killing over 200 people. a federal judge gave these two al qaeda terrorists permission to buy hot sauce in the prison. what they did is made it into mace to incapacitate with the guards. they stabbed him in the eye and smeared a cross on his chest in his own blood. he was left permanently...
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we were not necessarily holding out the united states as a model, nor were we saying the united states has done everything wrong and you should not do what we do. so the implementation issues are what seem to be striking a lot of questions with them, and they were very interested to learn more about how would we in this country implement some of the programs and how some of the problems were identified. >> audience questions? the man in the blue-ma'am, in the blue coat? we have a microphone, over. >> this to answer your question that you would just getting at -- what we have seen in the discussion with different countries, i have seen three sort of reactions orq differences. the first one is values, the second one is implementation. the third is influence. values -- there is a difference between the u.s. in perceptions of fairness and why are people pour? in the u.s., where you have a bottle of individual effort and the focus on work, about 2/3 of the population, according to these surveys, believe that the poor are poor because they are essentially lazy, that they are not making the e
we were not necessarily holding out the united states as a model, nor were we saying the united states has done everything wrong and you should not do what we do. so the implementation issues are what seem to be striking a lot of questions with them, and they were very interested to learn more about how would we in this country implement some of the programs and how some of the problems were identified. >> audience questions? the man in the blue-ma'am, in the blue coat? we have a...
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one of the largest congressional districts in the united states. some people said you haven't done enough town hall meetings on this since april 2 we have concentrated most of our town hall meetings, conferences on health care. everything from indian river to wmmu when we did simultaneous radio and tv in september. below the bridge. all the way through january 7 up here in houghton. we do these telephone town hall meetings. first week in february, probably the first wednesday are the next one. you can sign up to be on it. fill out the orange card. we'll get you on those calls. as know, i'm chairman of oversight and investigations of the energy and commerce committee. i'm starting my fourth year of investigation into the insurance industry. interest i have always had but underneath our charge of our committee these are some of the hearings we had. medicare advantage which you'll hear about tonight. predatory sales practice. may 15, 2008, we did nursing home standards. we passed the nursing home standard law 25 years ago. never had a hearing on it. w
one of the largest congressional districts in the united states. some people said you haven't done enough town hall meetings on this since april 2 we have concentrated most of our town hall meetings, conferences on health care. everything from indian river to wmmu when we did simultaneous radio and tv in september. below the bridge. all the way through january 7 up here in houghton. we do these telephone town hall meetings. first week in february, probably the first wednesday are the next one....
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that the united states of america, the u.s. congress is there with you. we will leave no stone unturned to help save lives. the next 72 hours is crucial in terms of saving lives, in terms of preventing any kind of epdemics, in terms of keeping food going and the water clean and making sure that there's no disease, looting, things like that. so we need to do everything we can. i know we will. and, again, we will leave no stone unturned. as chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee, i know our committee will be right in there with our sleeves rolled up and do everything we can to help the people of haiti. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman yields back. pursuant to the order of the house of january 12, 2010, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message by the president on house joint resolution 64 by the clerk will report by title. the clerk: house joint resolution 64, joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010
that the united states of america, the u.s. congress is there with you. we will leave no stone unturned to help save lives. the next 72 hours is crucial in terms of saving lives, in terms of preventing any kind of epdemics, in terms of keeping food going and the water clean and making sure that there's no disease, looting, things like that. so we need to do everything we can. i know we will. and, again, we will leave no stone unturned. as chairman of the western hemisphere subcommittee, i know...
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first, this is a whole of government effort by the united states and also an international effort. the primary security force on the island is the united nations force. there are about seven dozen u.n. forces and an additional 2000 police. they will have the primary security responsibility. i think that we are clearly in a position to do more than others, partly from our proximity, and partly from our capabilities. the key will be coordinating this entire effort. i would say from the u.s. standpoint, i feel that coordination among state aid, homeland security and the coast guard and ourselves has gone very well. the ambassador has made an effort in coordinating it, but they're also incident management teams on scenes from other agencies as well as our own joint task force. i think that we will not be seen as -- i think that if we, particularly given the role that we will have been delivering food and water -- that we will have in delivering food and water, my guess is that the reaction will be one of relief at seeing americans providing this kind of help. . ships provide in this cr
first, this is a whole of government effort by the united states and also an international effort. the primary security force on the island is the united nations force. there are about seven dozen u.n. forces and an additional 2000 police. they will have the primary security responsibility. i think that we are clearly in a position to do more than others, partly from our proximity, and partly from our capabilities. the key will be coordinating this entire effort. i would say from the u.s....
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the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your excellency. >> happy new year, madam secretary, your excellency. on yemen, what can you say about the latest -- the latest you can say about the terrorist threat to the u.s. embassy. given the concerns they have had about yemen, what is the u.s. prepared to do to help yemen combat their growing terrorist problem? given the embassies in discussions with the terrorist's father, how much blame do you think the state department has for not highlighting the fact that this man had a visa or pulling a visa? mr. -- your excellency, i would ask that you follow up on your comments. you s
the united states -- we rely on their help and involvement in this process. i think that is very important for the region. the other problem, if we are talking about a ron, we hope that this problem could be solved through diplomatic means -- with iran. we need stability in the region and this will not come unless we realize we have to comply with international law and comply also in how to solve the problem by dialogue. thank you very much, madame secretary. >> thank you so much, your...
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the murder rate in the united states in 1991 -- there were 24,000 murders that year in the united states. the population was roughly 260 million. last year, 2000 + civilians died in the violence. the population of afghanistan is roughly 30 million. you are more likely to be murdered as a tourist in the united states in 1991 and to be killed in afghanistan today. your 20 times more likely to be killed as a civilian in a rocket the height of the violence. in iraq, civilians were dying every month when the violence. last year, 2000 civilians died in an entire year in afghanistan. the populations of the two countries are roughly the same the idea is that afghans are resistant to foreigners. i think the numbers on u.s. military speaks for itself. the population is on our side. a common question is the view of the future. when americans were asked this question at the tail end of the bush should ministration in the middle of the recession, i am surprised only 17% had a favorable view of the question. a the same time, 42% of afghans had a favorable view of the future. that is a surprising answe
the murder rate in the united states in 1991 -- there were 24,000 murders that year in the united states. the population was roughly 260 million. last year, 2000 + civilians died in the violence. the population of afghanistan is roughly 30 million. you are more likely to be murdered as a tourist in the united states in 1991 and to be killed in afghanistan today. your 20 times more likely to be killed as a civilian in a rocket the height of the violence. in iraq, civilians were dying every month...
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we talked a lot about that today on the floor of the united states senate. this bill is fully paid for through offsets. so, madam president, i just urge my colleagues that as we look in the weeks ahead at what we'll call a jobs bill, a bill that will help put more americans to work, and i fully support that, that we follow the leadership of our president. the first thing he mentioned last night in his state of the union address is that we have got to pay attention to small businesses. well, i agree with the president, and i hope that a major part of our jobs bill will be provisions that will provide tax credits for new job hires, it will provide help for small businesses dealing with health insurance, it will increase the s.b.a. capacity to make loans to small businesses, and indeed will provide a new avenue for opening up credit to small businesses, putting a spotlight also on the banking community so they do more than they should to help small businesses grow so that we can create new jobs and grow our economy. that should be our first priority, and i pled
we talked a lot about that today on the floor of the united states senate. this bill is fully paid for through offsets. so, madam president, i just urge my colleagues that as we look in the weeks ahead at what we'll call a jobs bill, a bill that will help put more americans to work, and i fully support that, that we follow the leadership of our president. the first thing he mentioned last night in his state of the union address is that we have got to pay attention to small businesses. well, i...
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an appreciation to the president of the united states who moved swiftly. there was no hesitation on the commitment that president barack obama had. and in fact, he quickly offered his prayers but he acknowledged the devastation, making note of the fact that he had seen collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, men and women carrying their injured neighbors to the streets and he acknowledged that it was truly heartwrenching. sufficient to make you tremble. and so moving swiftly, he directed his administration to coordinate in an aggressive manner to save lives. and the people of haiti will have the full support of the united states in the urgent efforts to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble and deliver the humanitarian relief and food, he's authorized a usaid and the state and department of defense is working together. he's mobilized a large number of individuals, including our military efforts. i also want to take note that the secretary of homeland security has indicated that our resources, including the united states coast guard and fema of which we have
an appreciation to the president of the united states who moved swiftly. there was no hesitation on the commitment that president barack obama had. and in fact, he quickly offered his prayers but he acknowledged the devastation, making note of the fact that he had seen collapsed hospitals, crumbled homes, men and women carrying their injured neighbors to the streets and he acknowledged that it was truly heartwrenching. sufficient to make you tremble. and so moving swiftly, he directed his...
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not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing two-thirds of the credit cards in this country. four major financial institutions, two-thirds of all the credit cards. you have four major financial institutions who are writing half the mortgages in america. that's wrong. break up the large financial institutions, as we've talked about all over the world. ben bernanke has the ability to begin to do that tomorrow. i've not heard one word from him to suggest that he will do that. madam president, the american people are angry. the american people are frustrated. and what they are a
not to this united states senator. it seems to me that what common sense suggests is that we break up these large financial institutions so, a, that the american people are never again put in the position of having to bail them out because they're too big to fail. and second of all, that we begin to understand what teddy roosevelt understood 100 years ago, is that that concentration of ownership is dangerous for the economy. today you have four major banks who are writing -- who are providing...
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states could be -- when a possible return to the united states could be accomplished. on a brighter note, naomi, a wichita state graduate, is part of a 21-member team from international lifeline that escaped unhurt and has returned to kansas. then, there is scott and wanda miller of heston, who are now safely home with their null adopted haitian son, 16-year-old junior ornville miller. many others such as jack and amy glover of hays, kansas, are currently in the process of adopting children and waiting news from haiti. even today we put pressure on the department of state to see that this adoption is completed and that their child can be returned to them in the united states. i'm proud to recognize these great individuals and many other kansans who have devoted their lives to the betterment of haiti through many years before the crisis and will do so into the future. it gives me hope to see so many americans and people around the world putting aside cultural, racial and political differences to ban together in our effort to rebuild the damaged nation. all who have dona
states could be -- when a possible return to the united states could be accomplished. on a brighter note, naomi, a wichita state graduate, is part of a 21-member team from international lifeline that escaped unhurt and has returned to kansas. then, there is scott and wanda miller of heston, who are now safely home with their null adopted haitian son, 16-year-old junior ornville miller. many others such as jack and amy glover of hays, kansas, are currently in the process of adopting children and...
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and the united states army, closed quote. mr. speaker, in continued tribute to private first class langhorn's bravery and self-sacrifice, the members of the united states army seventh squadron, 17th cavalry, past and present, has ensured that his life and legacy lives on. as noted by retired sergeant major tony morton, president of the seventh squadron, 17th air cab association, all troop assigned to the squadron must, quote, earned their spurs, closed quote, to the completion of a grueling three-day series of tasks known as the spur ride. it is notable that completion of one of the station requires that a soldier has a detailed knowledge of the service and sacrifice of private first class langhorn. a requirement that according to sergeant major morton serves to ensure that private first class langhorn will go on in this squadron as long as this squadron is flying the colors, closed quote. in addition in 2008, the squadron cut the ribbon on a conference center named after private first class langhorn and the unit other medal
and the united states army, closed quote. mr. speaker, in continued tribute to private first class langhorn's bravery and self-sacrifice, the members of the united states army seventh squadron, 17th cavalry, past and present, has ensured that his life and legacy lives on. as noted by retired sergeant major tony morton, president of the seventh squadron, 17th air cab association, all troop assigned to the squadron must, quote, earned their spurs, closed quote, to the completion of a grueling...
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his blessings on this very special country, and these united states of america. thank you. >> will not be used for another state of the state address this time with maine governor, john baldacci. he spoke about his efforts to improve and streamline state government. from a guest, this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. madam president, madam speaker, madam chief justice, members of the legislature, members of the cabinet, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, i cannot remember a time that is presented me with such hard choices and such great opportunities. it is a bit of a contradiction to talk about economic hardship and opportunity in the same breath, but that's the same situation we face today. in the last 12 months, state revenues up on $1.1 billion. unemployment has dropped 8%, housing and businesses are struggling, and people are uncertain and anxious. it's a time of great turmoil. but it's also a time of incredible opportunity and revolutionary change. spent time in our state is breaking with
his blessings on this very special country, and these united states of america. thank you. >> will not be used for another state of the state address this time with maine governor, john baldacci. he spoke about his efforts to improve and streamline state government. from a guest, this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you very much. madam president, madam speaker, madam chief justice, members of the legislature, members of the cabinet,...
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states of being tried here in the united states. richard reed, the shoe bomber. this isn't as if it's the first time anything like this happened. and, of course, the rules are even though they are now proceeding in the civil courts, they can always draw back and drop into -- and fall into the category of war criminals if, in fact, the choice is made. just because they are going forward in this manner today doesn't mean they can't drop back in some other manner at some subsequent time. so -- and i would say, even though i don't like to discuss what went on in a closed briefing in a classified setting, i was there from the very beginning to the very end of mr. brennan's presentation, and i never heard him refuse to answer. in fact, he answered the question that was asked in a number of different ways by my friend, the republican leader, and another republican senator. so if there are any questions about anything that mr. brennan had to say, i would hope that those questions would be asked to him directly. we have had some open hearing
states of being tried here in the united states. richard reed, the shoe bomber. this isn't as if it's the first time anything like this happened. and, of course, the rules are even though they are now proceeding in the civil courts, they can always draw back and drop into -- and fall into the category of war criminals if, in fact, the choice is made. just because they are going forward in this manner today doesn't mean they can't drop back in some other manner at some subsequent time. so -- and...
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as the president of the united states noted in his state of the union address last night the bank bailout was about as popular as a root canal. well, it appears chairman bernanke will be reconfirmed but i want to express with my vote that the leaders of president obama's economic team must have that from the necessary rescue of our major financial institutions to equally if not more necessary help to america's families. and prioritizing the recovery of wall street leaders at the fed and the treasury i believe made significant errors in several key areas. failing to establish a due process mechanism to legally make adjustments to wall street pay, bonuses and counterparty liabilities so they all had to be paid 100 cents on the dollar. boarding bitar preserve for banks long after banks were securer when families were desperate for help, but no, they clung to that reserve just in case the banks needed it, nevermind the present native american families. third, allowing the banks to prevent families in this chamber fighting against it, access to bankruptcy courts, to readjust their home mortgag
as the president of the united states noted in his state of the union address last night the bank bailout was about as popular as a root canal. well, it appears chairman bernanke will be reconfirmed but i want to express with my vote that the leaders of president obama's economic team must have that from the necessary rescue of our major financial institutions to equally if not more necessary help to america's families. and prioritizing the recovery of wall street leaders at the fed and the...
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for example, under current law, the state department is restricted from messaging into the united states or to u.s. citizens part of a broad set of rules to avoid the u.s. government from propaganda, which is good. we live in a free open society. we don't need the government, you know, propagandizing. that said, in the age of the internet, in the age where communication is borderless, how does one define communications in the country and to american citizens, and communications outside? and what does that legal framework look like? that has yet to be answered. and those other types of legal questions that i think need to emerge. and i think congress has a major hand in this. and i think, unfortunately, the history of congressional action on national security issues has largely been one of the being reactive. after the fact that dealing with the last case anew. the 9/11 commission, commissioned by congress, to do with the prior event. all of the commission, then hearings, usually has to do with the last threat, the last thing that happened. and congress by its very nature is not nimmo and
for example, under current law, the state department is restricted from messaging into the united states or to u.s. citizens part of a broad set of rules to avoid the u.s. government from propaganda, which is good. we live in a free open society. we don't need the government, you know, propagandizing. that said, in the age of the internet, in the age where communication is borderless, how does one define communications in the country and to american citizens, and communications outside? and...
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united states leads in around the world. that we are not ten years from now seeing the kind of dark-market activity around the globe that has transpired here. instead, the united states, as the president says, learns from a teachable moment and leads the rest of the world on the types of markets and transparency that we expect. so i hope that the fed chairman will embrace this task of a more robust leadership, on the policies and regulation that need to be put into place to prevent another bubble and to helping immediately small businesses. i don't want to leave the american people with the thought that somehow wall street is more important than main street. that is not what sent us -- it's not what sent me to washington and it's not what sent my colleagues. so i hope that we will work in earnest as republicans and democrats to urge the administration and the fed to pass, to immediately adopt and implement a program to give community banks and small businesses the access to capital. one of the people, madam president, that i
united states leads in around the world. that we are not ten years from now seeing the kind of dark-market activity around the globe that has transpired here. instead, the united states, as the president says, learns from a teachable moment and leads the rest of the world on the types of markets and transparency that we expect. so i hope that the fed chairman will embrace this task of a more robust leadership, on the policies and regulation that need to be put into place to prevent another...
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or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of our national debt that they have their hand on the throttle of the american economy. and i hasten to add it is not in the chinese interest to hurt the american economy. but it certainly can't be in our interest in any way to be in that kind of fiscal jeopardy. we cannot do that. not to mention the $3.5 trillion that's held by -- in our -- in our debt that's held by foreigners. so i ask my colleagues, let's look at dr. coburn's amendment. it's very thought out. it's well researched. and let's put the brakes on mortgaging of america's futu
or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of...